# 1972 NFL draft

The 1972 NFL draft was the thirty-seventh annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft was held on February 1 and 2 at the Essex House in New York City, New York.
With the first overall pick of the draft, the Buffalo Bills selected defensive end Walt Patulski. Patulski would become viewed as a draft bust, for the Bills would release him in 1976 — ironically replacing Patuski with second choice Sherman White of California. Twenty-first century NFL historians have frequently described 1972 as one of the league's worst draft classes ever, especially regarding the failure of the majority of first-round draftees, which has become viewed worse than other notably weak drafts like 2002 and 2009. Only seven of thirty first rounders made even one Pro Bowl, and the whole 1972 draft produced just two Hall of Fame members, one of whom, wide receiver Cliff Branch, was inducted posthumously. This is the fewest of any draft class since 1959 had only Dick LeBeau reach Canton.

## Player selections

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| * | = compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
| ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |

### Round one

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills | Walt Patulski | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 1 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sherman White | DE | California | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 3 | Chicago Bears | Lionel Antoine | OT | Southern Illinois | Ind. | from N. Y. Giants |
| 1 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bobby Moore $^†$ | WR | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 5 | Denver Broncos | Riley Odoms $^†$ | TE | Houston | Ind. | |
| 1 | 6 | Houston Oilers | Greg Sampson | DE | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 7 | Green Bay Packers | Willie Buchanon $^†$ | CB | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 1 | 8 | New Orleans Saints | Royce Smith | OG | Georgia | SEC | |
| 1 | 9 | New York Jets | Jerome Barkum $^†$ | WR | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 1 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Siemon $^†$ | LB | Stanford | Pac-8 | from New England |
| 1 | 11 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Tagge | QB | Nebraska | Big Eight | from San Diego |
| 1 | 12 | Chicago Bears | Craig Clemons | S | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris$^‡$$^†$ | FB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 1 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Reaves | QB | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 15 | Atlanta Falcons | Clarence Ellis | S | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 1 | 16 | Detroit Lions | Herb Orvis | DE | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 17 | New York Giants | Eldridge Small | DB | Texas A&I | LSC | from Los Angeles via New England |
| 1 | 18 | Cleveland Browns | Thom Darden $^†$ | S | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 19 | San Francisco 49ers | Terry Beasley | WR | Auburn | SEC | |
| 1 | 20 | New York Jets | Mike Taylor | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 1 | 21 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Siani | WR | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 1 | 22 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Drougas | OT | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 1 | 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Kinney | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 24 | New York Giants | Larry Jacobson | DE | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Minnesota |
| 1 | 25 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Kadish | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 1 | 26 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Thomas | RB | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | |

### Round two

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 2 | 27 | Buffalo Bills | Reggie McKenzie | OG | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers | Ralph McGill | S | Tulsa | MVC | from N. Y. Giants |
| 2 | 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tommy Casanova $^†$ | S | LSU | SEC | |
| 2 | 30 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Bertelsen $^†$ | RB | Texas | SWC | from Denver via San Diego |
| 2 | 31 | New Orleans Saints | Willie Hall | LB | USC | Pac-8 | from Houston |
| 2 | 32 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark Arneson | LB | Arizona | WAC | |
| 2 | 33 | Oakland Raiders | Kelvin Korver | OT | Northwestern (IA) | N/A | from New Orleans |
| 2 | 34 | Green Bay Packers | Chester Marcol $^†$ | K | Hillsdale | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 2 | 35 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Newhouse | RB | Houston | Ind. | from New England |
| 2 | 36 | San Diego Chargers | Pete Lazetich | DE | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 37 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dan Yochum | OT | Syracuse | Ind. (Univ.) | from Chicago |
| 2 | 38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gordon Gravelle | OT | BYU | WAC | |
| 2 | 39 | Dallas Cowboys | John Babinecz | LB | Villanova | Ind. | from N. Y. Jets via Oakland through New Orleans |
| 2 | 40 | Atlanta Falcons | Pat Sullivan | QB | Auburn | SEC | from Philadelphia via Detroit Heisman Trophy winner |
| 2 | 41 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Okoniewski | OT | Montana | Big Sky | from Detroit |
| 2 | 42 | Atlanta Falcons | Rosie Manning | DT | Northeastern State | OCC | |
| 2 | 43 | Oakland Raiders | John Vella | OT | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 2 | 44 | San Francisco 49ers | Jean Barrett | OT | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 2 | 45 | Cleveland Browns | Clifford Brooks | CB | Tennessee State | Ind. (Coll.) | |
| 2 | 46 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Mildren | S | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from Oakland |
| 2 | 47 | Baltimore Colts | Glenn Doughty | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 2 | 48 | Baltimore Colts | Lydell Mitchell $^†$ | RB | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 2 | 49 | New England Patriots | Tom Reynolds | WR | San Diego State | Big West | from Kansas City |
| 2 | 50 | Minnesota Vikings | Ed Marinaro | RB | Cornell | Ivy | |
| 2 | 51 | Cleveland Browns | Sims, LesterLester Sims | DE | Alabama State | SIAC | from Miami |
| 2 | 52 | Dallas Cowboys | Charles McKee | WR | Arizona | WAC | |

### Round three

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 3 | 53 | Buffalo Bills | Swendson, FredFred Swendson | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 3 | 54 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jim LeClair $^†$ | DE | North Dakota | NCC | |
| 3 | 55 | New York Giants | John Mendenhall | DT | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 3 | 56 | Houston Oilers | Lewis Jolley | RB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 3 | 57 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Beckman | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 58 | Denver Broncos | Phillips, BillBill Phillips | LB | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 3 | 59 | Minnesota Vikings | Bart Buetow | OT | Minnesota | Big Ten | from Green Bay |
| 3 | 60 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Kuziel | C | Pittsburgh | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 3 | 61 | San Diego Chargers | Bill McClard | K | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 3 | 62 | Chicago Bears | Johnny Musso | RB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 3 | 63 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John McMakin | TE | Clemson | ACC | |
| 3 | 64 | Dallas Cowboys | Mike Keller | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | from New England |
| 3 | 65 | Detroit Lions | Ken Sanders | DE | Howard Payne | LSC | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 66 | New York Jets | Gary Hammond | WR | SMU | SWC | |
| 3 | 67 | Atlanta Falcons | Les Goodman | RB | Yankton | N/A | |
| 3 | 68 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Luken | OG | Purdue | Big Ten | from Detroit |
| 3 | 69 | New York Giants | Mozisek, TomTom Mozisek | RB | Houston | Ind. | from Los Angeles |
| 3 | 70 | Los Angeles Rams | Lawrence McCutcheon $^†$ | RB | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 3 | 71 | San Francisco 49ers | Allen Dunbar | WR | Southern | SWAC | |
| 3 | 72 | Oakland Raiders | Mel Lunsford | DT | Central State | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 3 | 73 | New England Patriots | White, JimJim White | DE | Colorado State | WAC | from Washington via Los Angeles |
| 3 | 74 | New Orleans Saints | Tom Myers $^†$ | S | Syracuse | Ind. (Univ.) | from Baltimore via Oakland |
| 3 | 75 | Houston Oilers | Soloman Freelon | OG | Grambling | SWAC | from Kansas City |
| 3 | 76 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Majors | DB | Tennessee | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 3 | 77 | Miami Dolphins | Gary Kosins | RB | Dayton | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 3 | 78 | Dallas Cowboys | Marv Bateman | P | Utah | WAC | |

### Round four

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 4 | 79 | Buffalo Bills | Randy Jackson | RB | Wichita State | MVC | |
| 4 | 80 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brinkley, LorenzoLorenzo Brinkley | DB | Missouri | Big Eight | from N. Y. Giants |
| 4 | 81 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bernard Jackson | CB | Washington State | Pac-8 | |
| 4 | 82 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jeff Lyman | LB | BYU | WAC | |
| 4 | 83 | Dallas Cowboys | Tim Kearney | LB | Northern Michigan | N/A | from Denver via New Orleans |
| 4 | 84 | St. Louis Cardinals | Martin Imhof | DT | San Diego State | Big West | from Houston |
| 4 | 85 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Crangle | DE | UT Martin | Gulf South | |
| 4 | 86 | Green Bay Packers | Eric Patton | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 4 | 87 | Los Angeles Rams | John Saunders | SS | Toledo | MAC | from Chicago |
| 4 | 88 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Bradley | LB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 4 | 89 | New York Jets | Ed Galigher | DE | UCLA | Pac-8 | |
| 4 | 90 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert West | WR | San Diego State | Big West | from New England |
| 4 | 91 | Miami Dolphins | Larry Ball | DE | Louisville | MVC | from San Diego |
| 4 | 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Po James | RB | New Mexico State | MVC | |
| 4 | 93 | Dallas Cowboys | Chuck Zapiec | LB | Penn State | Ind. | from Detroit |
| 4 | 94 | Atlanta Falcons | Howard, AndrewAndrew Howard | DT | Grambling | SWAC | |
| 4 | 95 | Los Angeles Rams | Eddie Phillips | QB | Texas | SWC | |
| 4 | 96 | San Francisco 49ers | Windlan Hall | CB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 4 | 97 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andy Hamilton | WR | LSU | SEC | from Cleveland |
| 4 | 98 | Oakland Raiders | Cliff Branch$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 99 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Federspiel | LB | Kentucky | SEC | from Washington via Los Angeles through Philadelphia |
| 4 | 100 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Dalby $^†$ | C | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Baltimore |
| 4 | 101 | New Orleans Saints | Coleman, MikeMike Coleman | DE | Knoxville | SIAC | from Kansas City |
| 4 | 102 | Denver Broncos | Tom Graham | LB | Oregon | Pac-8 | from Minnesota |
| 4 | 103 | Miami Dolphins | Benton, AlAl Benton | OT | Ohio | MAC | |
| 4 | 104 | Baltimore Colts | Eric Allen | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Dallas via New Orleans through Detroit |

### Round five

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 5 | 105 | Buffalo Bills | Leon Garror | CB | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | |
| 5 | 106 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tom DeLeone $^†$ | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 107 | New York Giants | Tom Gatewood | WR | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 5 | 108 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Penchion | OG | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | from Denver |
| 5 | 109 | Atlanta Falcons | William Taylor | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | from Houston via Denver through Buffalo |
| 5 | 110 | St. Louis Cardinals | Conrad Dobler $^†$ | OG | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 5 | 111 | New Orleans Saints | Bill Butler | RB | Kansas State | Big Eight | from Green Bay |
| 5 | 112 | New Orleans Saints | Carl Johnson | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 113 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Steve Furness | DE | Rhode Island | Yankee | |
| 5 | 114 | New York Jets | Dickie Harris | DB | South Carolina | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 5 | 115 | Baltimore Colts | Don Croft | DT | UTEP | WAC | from New England |
| 5 | 116 | San Diego Chargers | Bishop, JimJim Bishop | TE | Tennessee Tech | OVC | |
| 5 | 117 | Chicago Bears | Bob Parsons | TE | Penn State | Ind. | |
| 5 | 118 | Denver Broncos | Jim Krieg | WR | Washington | Pac-8 | from Philadelphia |
| 5 | 119 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph Cindrich | LB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 5 | 120 | Los Angeles Rams | Childs, BobBob Childs | OG | Kansas | Big Eight | from Detroit |
| 5 | 121 | New York Giants | Edwards, LarryLarry Edwards | LB | Texas A&I | LSC | from Los Angeles via Washington |
| 5 | 122 | Cleveland Browns | George Hunt | K | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 123 | San Francisco 49ers | Greene, MikeMike Greene | LB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 5 | 124 | New England Patriots | Ron Bolton | CB | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 5 | 125 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Christiansen | TE | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Washington |
| 5 | 126 | New Orleans Saints | Davies, BobBob Davies | DB | South Carolina | Ind. (Univ.) | from Baltimore |
| 5 | 127 | Kansas City Chiefs | Davis, MiltMilt Davis | DE | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 5 | 128 | Cleveland Browns | Kucera, GregGreg Kucera | RB | Northern Colorado | RMAC | from Minnesota via Los Angeles |
| 5 | 129 | Miami Dolphins | Charlie Babb | S | Memphis State | MVC | |
| 5 | 130 | San Diego Chargers | Gooden, HarryHarry Gooden | DE | Alcorn A&M | SWAC | from Dallas |

### Round six

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 6 | 131 | Oakland Raiders | Dan Medlin | DT | NC State | ACC | from Buffalo |
| 6 | 132 | New York Giants | John Hill | C | Lehigh | MASCAA | |
| 6 | 133 | Chicago Bears | Bob Pifferini | LB | UCLA | Pac-8 | from Cincinnati |
| 6 | 134 | Houston Oilers | Bullard, JoeJoe Bullard | DB | Tulane | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 6 | 135 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Heater | RB | Montana Tech | N/A | |
| 6 | 136 | Houston Oilers | Elmer Allen | LB | Ole Miss | SEC | from Denver |
| 6 | 137 | New Orleans Saints | Dorton, WayneWayne Dorton | OG | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 6 | 138 | Green Bay Packers | Ross, NathanielNathaniel Ross | DB | Bethune–Cookman | SIAC | |
| 6 | 139 | New York Jets | Joey Jackson | DE | New Mexico State | MVC | |
| 6 | 140 | Atlanta Falcons | Perfetti, MikeMike Perfetti | DB | Minnesota | Big Ten | from New England via Minnesota |
| 6 | 141 | San Diego Chargers | Ward, BruceBruce Ward | OG | San Diego State | Big West | |
| 6 | 142 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Pureifory | LB | Eastern Michigan | Ind. | from Chicago |
| 6 | 143 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dennis Meyer | S | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 6 | 144 | Philadelphia Eagles | Winfield, VernVern Winfield | OG | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 145 | Detroit Lions | Potts, CharlesCharles Potts | DB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 146 | Atlanta Falcons | Riley, FredFred Riley | WR | Idaho | Big Sky | |
| 6 | 147 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Hudson | RB | Northeastern State | OCC | from Los Angeles |
| 6 | 148 | San Francisco 49ers | Jackie Walker | DB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 6 | 149 | Cleveland Browns | Forey, LeonardLeonard Forey | OG | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 6 | 150 | New Orleans Saints | Watson, CurtCurt Watson | RB | Tennessee | SEC | from Oakland |
| 6 | 151 | Los Angeles Rams | Hebert, EdwardEdward Hebert | DT | Texas Southern | SWAC | from Washington |
| 6 | 152 | Baltimore Colts | Bruce Laird $^†$ | S | American International | — | |
| 6 | 153 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kahler, JohnJohn Kahler | DE | Long Beach State | PCAA | |
| 6 | 154 | Minnesota Vikings | Anthony Martin | LB | Louisville | MVC | |
| 6 | 155 | Miami Dolphins | Ray Nettles | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 6 | 156 | Dallas Cowboys | Bolden, CharlesCharles Bolden | DB | Iowa | Big Ten | |

### Round seven

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 7 | 157 | Buffalo Bills | Stepaniak, RalphRalph Stepaniak | DB | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 7 | 158 | Cincinnati Bengals | Conley, SteveSteve Conley | RB | Kansas | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 159 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Colquitt, JoeJoe Colquitt | DE | Kansas State | Big Eight | from N. Y. Giants |
| 7 | 160 | St. Louis Cardinals | Council Rudolph | DE | Kentucky State | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 7 | 161 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Adams | OG | Holy Cross | Yankee | from Denver |
| 7 | 162 | Houston Oilers | Hutchinson, EricEric Hutchinson | DB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 163 | Green Bay Packers | Bushong, BillBill Bushong | DT | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 7 | 164 | New Orleans Saints | Ernie Jackson | CB | Duke | ACC | |
| 7 | 165 | New England Patriots | Clark Hoss | TE | Oregon State | Pac-8 | from Oakland |
| 7 | 166 | New England Patriots | John Tarver | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | from San Diego |
| 7 | 167 | Chicago Bears | Jim Fassel | QB | Long Beach State | PCAA | |
| 7 | 168 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kelly, RobertRobert Kelly | DB | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 7 | 169 | Baltimore Colts | John Sykes | RB | Morgan State | MEAC | from N. Y. Jets via Washington |
| 7 | 170 | Philadelphia Eagles | Foster, WillWill Foster | LB | Eastern Michigan | Ind. | |
| 7 | 171 | Atlanta Falcons | Moon, LanceLance Moon | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 172 | Detroit Lions | Stoudmire, CharlesCharles Stoudmire | WR | Portland State | Ind. (Coll.) | from Los Angeles |
| 7 | 173 | Oakland Raiders | Jamieson, RayRay Jamieson | RB | Memphis State | MVC | |
| 7 | 174 | Cleveland Browns | Wesley, DonDon Wesley | OT | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 7 | 175 | San Francisco 49ers | Edgar Hardy | OG | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 7 | 176 | Oakland Raiders | Alonzo "Skip" Thomas | CB | USC | Pac-8 | |
| 7 | 177 | New York Giants | Zikas, MikeMike Zikas | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. | from Washington |
| 7 | 178 | Oakland Raiders | Pete, DennisDennis Pete | DB | San Francisco State | FWC | from Baltimore |
| 7 | 179 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dean Carlson | QB | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 180 | Miami Dolphins | Calvin Harrell | RB | Arkansas State | Southland | |
| 7 | 181 | Minnesota Vikings | Slater, BillBill Slater | DE | Western Michigan | MAC | |
| 7 | 182 | Chicago Bears | Jim Osborne | DT | Southern | SWAC | from Dallas |

### Round eight

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 8 | 183 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Gibson | WR | UTEP | WAC | |
| 8 | 184 | New York Giants | Mabry, TomTom Mabry | OT | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 8 | 185 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dan Kratzer | WR | Missouri Valley | N/A | |
| 8 | 186 | Denver Broncos | Ron Estay | DT | LSU | SEC | |
| 8 | 187 | Houston Oilers | Guy Roberts | LB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 8 | 188 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bob Wicks | WR | Utah State | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 8 | 189 | New Orleans Saints | Vinson, RonRon Vinson | WR | Abilene Christian | Southland | |
| 8 | 190 | Green Bay Packers | Leland Glass | WR | Oregon | Pac-8 | |
| 8 | 191 | Baltimore Colts | Qualls, AlAl Qualls | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from San Diego |
| 8 | 192 | Chicago Bears | Wirtz, RalphRalph Wirtz | WR | North Dakota State | NCC | |
| 8 | 193 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vincent, StahleStahle Vincent | RB | Rice | SWC | |
| 8 | 194 | New York Jets | Lattimore, MarionMarion Lattimore | OG | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 195 | New England Patriots | Beyrle, SteveSteve Beyrle | OG | Kansas State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 196 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ratcliff, LarryLarry Ratcliff | RB | Eastern Michigan | Ind. | |
| 8 | 197 | Detroit Lions | Stuckey, HenryHenry Stuckey | DB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 198 | Atlanta Falcons | Brandon, HenryHenry Brandon | RB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 8 | 199 | Los Angeles Rams | Graham, TomTom Graham | WR | Baldwin Wallace | OAC | |
| 8 | 200 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Wittum $^†$ | P | Northern Illinois | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| 8 | 201 | Cleveland Browns | Hugh McKinnis | RB | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 8 | 202 | Oakland Raiders | Brown, JackieJackie Brown | RB | Stanford | Pac-8 | |
| 8 | 203 | Washington Redskins | Moses Denson | RB | Maryland State | N/A | |
| 8 | 204 | Baltimore Colts | Brownson, VanVan Brownson | QB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 205 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mahoney, ScottScott Mahoney | OG | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 206 | Minnesota Vikings | Calvin Demery | WR | Arizona State | WAC | |
| 8 | 207 | Miami Dolphins | Craig Curry | QB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 208 | Dallas Cowboys | Ralph Coleman | LB | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | |

### Round nine

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 209 | Buffalo Bills | Steve Vogel | Linebacker | Boise State |
| 210 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stan Walters | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 211 | New York Giants | Ed Richardson | Running back | Southern |
| 212 | Houston Oilers | Willie Postler | Tackle | Montana |
| 213 | St. Louis Cardinals | Gene Macken | Center | South Dakota |
| 214 | Denver Broncos | Floyd Priester | Defensive back | Boston University |
| 215 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Hambell | Defensive tackle | Dayton |
| 216 | New Orleans Saints | Kent Branstetter | Defensive tackle | Houston |
| 217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Kelley | Defensive back | Clemson |
| 218 | New York Jets | Jeff Ford | Defensive back | Georgia Tech |
| 219 | Chicago Bears | Larry Horton | Defensive end | Iowa |
| 220 | New England Patriots | Mike Kelson | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 221 | San Diego Chargers | Fran Schmitz | Defensive tackle | St. Norbert |
| 222 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pat Gibbs | Defensive back | Lamar University |
| 223 | Atlanta Falcons | Bill "Ray" Easterling | Defensive back | Richmond |
| 224 | Detroit Lions | Bill McClintock | Defensive back | Drake |
| 225 | Los Angeles Rams | Harry Howard | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 226 | Cleveland Browns | Larry McKee | Guard | Arizona |
| 227 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Brown | Defensive back | Northwestern |
| 228 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Bigler | Running back | Morningside |
| 229 | Washington Redskins | Steve Boekholder | Defensive end | Drake |
| 230 | Cleveland Browns | Billy LeFear | Wide receiver | Henderson State |
| 231 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dave Taylor | Defensive tackle | Weber State |
| 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Charlie Goodrum | Guard | Florida A&M |
| 233 | Miami Dolphins | Greg Johnson | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 234 | Dallas Cowboys | Roy Bell | Running back | Oklahoma |

### Round ten

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 235 | Buffalo Bills | Maurice Tyler | Defensive back | Morgan State |
| 236 | New York Giants | John Odom | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
| 237 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brian Foster | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 238 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eric Washington | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
| 239 | Denver Broncos | Richard Wilkins | Defensive end | Maryland State |
| 240 | Houston Oilers | Rhett Dawson | Wide receiver | Florida State |
| 241 | New Orleans Saints | Andy Kupp | Guard | Idaho |
| 242 | Green Bay Packers | Keith Wortman | Guard | Nebraska |
| 243 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Brown | Defensive tackle | Tampa |
| 244 | New York Jets | Harley Turner | Defensive back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 245 | New England Patriots | Mel Caraway | Defensive back | N.E. Oklahoma |
| 246 | San Diego Chargers | Lon Kolstad | Linebacker | Whitewater (Wis) |
| 247 | Chicago Bears | Jack Turnbull | Center | Oregon State |
| 248 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Bunting | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 249 | Detroit Lions | Jim Teal | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 250 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Franks | Quarterback | Eastern New Mexico |
| 251 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Massey | Defensive back | Linfield |
| 252 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Williams | Defensive tackle | Western Carolina |
| 253 | Cleveland Browns | Hershal Mosier | Defensive tackle | N.W. Oklahoma |
| 254 | Oakland Raiders | Phillip Price | Defensive back | Idaho State |
| 255 | Washington Redskins | Mike Oldham | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| 256 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Shilling | Running back | Oregon State |
| 257 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rich Ruppert | Tackle | Hawaii |
| 258 | Minnesota Vikings | Willie Aldridge | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 259 | Houston Oilers | Jimmy Butler | Tight end | Tulsa |
| 260 | Dallas Cowboys | Richard Amman | Defensive tackle | Florida State |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kent Pederson | Tight end | California-Santa Barbara |
| 262 | New York Giants | John Robertson | Defensive back | Kansas State |
| 263 | Denver Broncos | Larry Brunson | Wide receiver | Colorado |
| 264 | Houston Oilers | Ron Evans | Tackle | Baylor |
| 265 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Jones | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 266 | Green Bay Packers | David Bailey | Wide receiver | Alabama |
| 267 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Dongieux | Linebacker | Mississippi |
| 268 | New York Jets | Robert Stevenson | Linebacker | Tennessee State |
| 269 | New England Patriots | Rodney Cason | Tackle | Angelo State |
| 270 | San Diego Chargers | John Turner | Tight end | Long Beach State |
| 271 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Light | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 272 | Chicago Bears | Ed Wimberly | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 273 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Gilliam | Quarterback | Tennessee State |
| 274 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dennis Sweeney | Defensive end | Western Michigan |
| 275 | Atlanta Falcons | Jack Phillips | Wide receiver | Grambling |
| 276 | Detroit Lions | Bob Waldron | Defensive tackle | Tulane |
| 277 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Carroll | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 278 | Cleveland Browns | Mel Long | Linebacker | Toledo |
| 279 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Laputka | Defensive end | Southern Illinois |
| 280 | Los Angeles Rams | Albert Schmidt | Running back | Pittsburg State (KS) |
| 281 | Washington Redskins | Jeff Welch | Defensive back | Arkansas Tech |
| 282 | Baltimore Colts | Fred DeBernardi | Defensive end | Texas-El Paso |
| 283 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elbert Walker | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 284 | Minnesota Vikings | Willie McKelton | Defensive back | Southern |
| 285 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Jenkins | Wide receiver | Holy Cross |
| 286 | Dallas Cowboys | Lonnie Leonard | Defensive end | North Carolina A&T |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 287 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Baker | Wide receiver | U.S. International |
| 288 | New York Giants | Jay Anderson | Defensive tackle | Mayville |
| 289 | Cincinnati Bengals | Frederick Wegis | Defensive back | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 290 | Houston Oilers | Willie Rodgers | Running back | Kentucky State |
| 291 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tommy Gay | Defensive tackle | Arkansas AM&N |
| 292 | Denver Broncos | Randy McDougall | Defensive back | Weber State |
| 293 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Lockhart | Tight end | Arkansas State |
| 294 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Rich | Running back | Florida |
| 295 | San Diego Chargers | Sam Key | Linebacker | Elon |
| 296 | New England Patriots | Steve Booras | Defensive end | Mesa Jr. College |
| 297 | Chicago Bears | Doug Neill | Running back | Texas A&M |
| 298 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Curl | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 299 | New York Jets | John Bjorklund | Running back | Princeton |
| 300 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Zimmerman | Wide receiver | N.E. Louisiana |
| 301 | Detroit Lions | Paul Bradley | Wide receiver | Southern Methodist |
| 302 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Mialik | Tight end | Wisconsin |
| 303 | Los Angeles Rams | David Hoot | Defensive back | Texas A&M |
| 304 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Setzler | Defensive end | St. John's |
| 305 | Cleveland Browns | Bernard Chapman | Defensive back | Texas-El Paso |
| 306 | Oakland Raiders | Kent Gaydos | Tight end | Florida State |
| 307 | Washington Redskins | Don Bunce | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 308 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Theiler | Tight end | Tennessee |
| 309 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Williams | Defensive tackle | Oregon |
| 310 | Minnesota Vikings | Bob Banaugh | Defensive back | Montana State |
| 311 | Miami Dolphins | Ashley Bell | Tight end | Purdue |
| 312 | Dallas Cowboys | Jimmy Harris | Wide receiver | Ohio State |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 313 | Buffalo Bills | Ed Moss | Running back | Southeast Missouri State |
| 314 | Cincinnati Bengals | James Hamilton | Quarterback | Arkansas State |
| 315 | New York Giants | Chuck Heard | Defensive end | Georgia |
| 316 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tom Campana | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 317 | Denver Broncos | Bob Warner | Running back | Bloomsburg (PA) |
| 318 | Houston Oilers | Willie Roberts | Defensive back | Houston |
| 319 | Green Bay Packers | Jesse Lakes | Running back | Central Michigan |
| 320 | New Orleans Saints | Cephus Weatherspoon | Wide receiver | Fort Lewis |
| 321 | San Diego Chargers | Andy Selfridge | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 322 | Chicago Bears | Jay Rood | Tackle | Southern (S.D.) |
| 323 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Mesmer | Tackle | Villanova |
| 324 | New York Jets | Steve Sullivan | Tackle | North Texas State |
| 325 | New England Patriots | Sam Elmore | Defensive back | Eastern Michigan |
| 326 | Philadelphia Eagles | Preston Carpenter | Defensive end | Mississippi |
| 327 | Atlanta Falcons | Henry Sovio | Tight end | Hawaii |
| 328 | Detroit Lions | John Kirschner | Tight end | Memphis State |
| 329 | Los Angeles Rams | Jaime Nunez | Kicker | Weber State |
| 330 | Cleveland Browns | Brian Sipe | Quarterback | San Diego State |
| 331 | San Francisco 49ers | Leon Pettigrew | Tackle | San Fernando Valley |
| 332 | Washington Redskins | Frank Grant | Wide receiver | Southern Colorado |
| 333 | Oakland Raiders | Ted Covington | Wide receiver | San Fernando Valley |
| 334 | Baltimore Colts | Herb Washington | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| 335 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tyler Hellams | Defensive back | South Carolina |
| 336 | Minnesota Vikings | Franklin Roberts | Running back | Alcorn A&M |
| 337 | Miami Dolphins | Archie Robinson | Defensive back | Hillsdale |
| 338 | Dallas Cowboys | Jean Fugett | Tight end | Amherst |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 339 | New York Giants | James Evans | Linebacker | South Carolina State |
| 340 | Buffalo Bills | Karl Salb | Defensive tackle | Kansas |
| 341 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Porter | Wide receiver | Indiana |
| 342 | Denver Broncos | Jerome Kundich | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
| 343 | Houston Oilers | Gary Crockett | Center | Lamar |
| 344 | St. Louis Cardinals | Pat McTeer | Kicker | New Mexico State |
| 345 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Barrios | Wide receiver | Tulane |
| 346 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Hefner | Linebacker | Clemson |
| 347 | Chicago Bears | Bob Brown | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 348 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Durrance | Running back | Florida |
| 349 | New York Jets | Louis Age | Guard | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 350 | New England Patriots | Ed Rideout | Wide receiver | Boston College |
| 351 | San Diego Chargers | John Van Reenen | Defensive end | Washington State |
| 352 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Overmyer | Linebacker | Ashland |
| 353 | Detroit Lions | Eric Kelley | Tackle | Whitworth |
| 354 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Chandler | Linebacker | Minnesota |
| 355 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Brooks | Defensive end | Virginia State |
| 356 | San Francisco 49ers | Eric Guthrie | Quarterback | Boise State |
| 357 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Stewart | Guard | East Central Oklahoma |
| 358 | Oakland Raiders | Dennis Cambal | Running back | William & Mary |
| 359 | Baltimore Colts | John Morris | Center | Missouri Valley |
| 360 | Kansas City Chiefs | David Chaney | Linebacker | San Jose State |
| 361 | Minnesota Vikings | Marv Owens | Running back | San Diego State |
| 362 | Miami Dolphins | Willie Jones | Linebacker | Tampa |
| 363 | Dallas Cowboys | Alan Thompson | Running back | Wisconsin |
| 364 | Washington Redskins | Mike O'Quinn | Guard | McNeese State |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 365 | Oakland Raiders | Charles Hester | Running back | Central State (OH) |
| 366 | Cincinnati Bengals | Hosea Minnieweather | Defensive tackle | Jackson State |
| 367 | New York Giants | Ken Kavanaugh Jr. | Tight end | LSU |
| 368 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Hulecki | Guard | Massachusetts |
| 369 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark Herman | Tight end | Yankton |
| 370 | Denver Broncos | Harold Parmenter | Defensive tackle | Massachusetts |
| 371 | Green Bay Packers | Rick Thone | Wide receiver | Arkansas Tech |
| 372 | New Orleans Saints | Rusty Lachaussee | Quarterback | Tulane |
| 373 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Harrington | Guard | Wichita State |
| 374 | New York Jets | Phil Sullivan | Defensive back | Georgia |
| 375 | New England Patriots | Joel Klime | Tight end | Pittsburgh |
| 376 | San Diego Chargers | Charles Neugent | Defensive back | Tuskegee |
| 377 | Chicago Bears | Roger Lawson | Running back | Western Michigan |
| 378 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Sullivan | Running back | Miami (FL) |
| 379 | Atlanta Falcons | Oscar Jenkins | Defensive back | Virginia Union |
| 380 | Detroit Lions | Steve Roach | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 381 | Los Angeles Rams | Kenny Page | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 382 | Cleveland Browns | Jewel McCullar | Linebacker | Chico State |
| 383 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Maddox | Defensive end | Frostburg State (MD) |
| 384 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Snesrud | Linebacker | Hamline |
| 385 | Washington Redskins | Carl Taibi | Defensive end | Colorado |
| 386 | Baltimore Colts | Robin Parkhouse | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 387 | Kansas City Chiefs | Larry Marshall | Running back | Maryland |
| 388 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Sivert | Guard | East Tennessee State |
| 389 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Davis | Defensive tackle | William & Mary |
| 390 | Dallas Cowboys | Carlos Alvarez | Wide receiver | Florida |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 391 | Buffalo Bills | Brian Linstrom | Quarterback | Arizona |
| 392 | New York Giants | Neovia Greyer | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 393 | Cincinnati Bengals | John Wiegman | Wide receiver | Cal Poly-Pomona |
| 394 | St. Louis Cardinals | Henry Alford | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
| 395 | Denver Broncos | Tom Bougus | Running back | Boston College |
| 396 | Houston Oilers | Guy Murdock | Center | Michigan |
| 397 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Balthrop | Guard | Tennessee |
| 398 | Green Bay Packers | Charles Burrell | Defensive tackle | Arkansas AM&N |
| 399 | New York Jets | Gary Kipfmiller | Center | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 400 | New England Patriots | Eric Dahl | Defensive back | San Jose State |
| 401 | San Diego Chargers | James Shaw | Defensive back | Tulsa |
| 402 | Chicago Bears | Bill McKinney | Linebacker | West Texas State |
| 403 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nate Hawkins | Wide receiver | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 404 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Bielenberg | Linebacker | Oregon State |
| 405 | Detroit Lions | Leon Jenkins | Defensive back | West Virginia |
| 406 | Atlanta Falcons | Larry Butler | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 407 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Kirby | Wide receiver | Long Beach State |
| 408 | San Francisco 49ers | Ron Davis | Guard | Virginia State |
| 409 | Cleveland Browns | Richard Wakefield | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 410 | Oakland Raiders | Willie Wright | Tight end | North Carolina A&T |
| 411 | Washington Redskins | Steve Higginbottom | Defensive back | Alabama |
| 412 | Baltimore Colts | Gary Wichard | Quarterback | C.W. Post |
| 413 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Johnson | Defensive end | Hanover (Ind) |
| 414 | Minnesota Vikings | Neil Graff | Quarterback | Wisconsin |
| 415 | Miami Dolphins | Al Hannah | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
| 416 | Dallas Cowboys | Gordon Longmire | Quarterback | Utah |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 417 | Buffalo Bills | John Shelly | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 418 | Cincinnati Bengals | David Green | Punter | Ohio |
| 419 | New York Giants | John Seyferth | Running back | Michigan |
| 420 | Denver Broncos | Lou Harris | Running back | USC |
| 421 | Houston Oilers | Kelly Cochrane | Quarterback | Miami (FL) |
| 422 | St. Louis Cardinals | Kent Carter | Linebacker | USC |
| 423 | San Diego Chargers | Oscar Dragon | Running back | Arizona State |
| 424 | New England Patriots | Dick Graham | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State |
| 425 | New England Patriots | Junior Ah You | Linebacker | Arizona State |
| 426 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Tackett | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 427 | Chicago Bears | LaVerne Dickinson | Defensive back | Southern |
| 428 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Linehan | Linebacker | Idaho |
| 429 | New York Jets | Ken Gamble | Kicker | Fayetteville |
| 430 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Nash | Tackle | Georgia |
| 431 | Atlanta Falcons | Bill Holland | Running back | USC |
| 432 | Detroit Lions | Mike Tyler | Defensive back | Rice |
| 433 | Los Angeles Rams | Luther Palmer | Tight end | Virginia Union |
| 434 | Cleveland Browns | William Portz | Running back | Sterling (KS) |
| 435 | San Francisco 49ers | Ted Alexander | Running back | Langston |
| 436 | Los Angeles Rams | John McKean | Center | Oregon |
| 437 | Washington Redskins | Kevin Clemente | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 438 | Baltimore Colts | Stan White | Linebacker | Ohio State |
| 439 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ted Washington | Linebacker | Mississippi Valley |
| 440 | Minnesota Vikings | Dick Schmalz | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 441 | Miami Dolphins | Vern Brown | Defensive back | Western Michigan |
| 442 | Dallas Cowboys | Alphonso Cain | Defensive tackle | Bethune-Cookman |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |

## Hall of Famers

* Franco Harris, running back from Penn State, taken 1st round 13th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.
* Cliff Branch, wide receiver from Colorado, taken 4th round 98th overall by Oakland Raiders
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022 (posthumous).

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | John James $^†$ | P | Florida | SEC |
| Atlanta Falcons | Ted Fritsch | C | St. Norbert | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Atlanta Falcons | Jack LeVeck | LB | Ohio | MAC |
| Baltimore Colts | Nelson Munsey | CB | Wyoming | WAC |
| Chicago Bears | Steve Kinney | T | Utah State | Ind. (Univ.) |
| Dallas Cowboys | Benny Barnes | CB | Stanford | Pac-8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Brian Goodman | OG | UCLA | Pac-8 |
| Denver Broncos | Mike Ernst | QB | Cal State Fullerton | CCAA |
| Green Bay Packers | Bob Kroll | CB | Northern Michigan | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Houston Oilers | Ed Fisher | OG | Arizona State | WAC |
| Houston Oilers | Rich Lewis | LB | Portland State | Ind. (Coll.) |
| Miami Dolphins | Maulty Moore | DT | Bethune–Cookman | SIAC |
| New England Patriots | Sam Adams | OG | Prairie View A&M | SWAC |
| New England Patriots | Dick Blanchard | LB | Tulsa | MVC |
| New York Giants | Chuck Crist | S | Penn State | Ind. |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Barry Pearson | WR | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Washington Redskins | Duane Carrell | P | Florida State | Ind. (Univ.) |
| Washington Redskins | Herb Mul-Key $^†$ | RB | Alabama State | SIAC |